Facelift in San Diego – Drs. Batra & Camberos
Serving Temecula, San Clemente, Del Mar, San Juan Capistrano
The face lift or "rhytidectomy" has been in surgical practice for more than 100 years (1901 being the first documented face lift). Since then, many different approaches and techniques have been developed that can be applied to the specific needs of each Del Mar / San Diego facelift patient. Many face lift procedures are done in conjunction with other surgical treatments. Examples of complementary procedures are eyelid surgery or ear-pinning surgery.
Depending on the unique aesthetic needs of each facelift San Diego / Del Mar patient, a certain amount of facial skin might be removed, and the underlying muscle tissues might be reshaped. The muscle tissues may be tightened together with the skin, or they can be tightened separately. After the facelift surgery is completed, the skin is gently re-draped and sutured back in place.
Facelift patients normally undergo general anesthesia. Depending upon the extent of the procedure, a facelift may be performed under local anesthesia or a light general anesthetic, where you are lightly sleeping. In some cases, drainage tubes are left in place under certain areas of the skin for several days to reduce post-surgical swelling. During your consultation, each of these methods will be discussed and explained further.
Case Studies in the Before and After Slideshow
Case 1: This 54-year-old San Diego / Del Mar cosmetic surgery patient is an airline hostess who was referred in by her sister. Her job allowed only a 2 week window of opportunity to do her surgery. She underwent an endoscopic browlift, with upper and lower eyelids, facelift, necklift, and lastly, a dermal fat graft to her lips. She has been extremely pleased and colleagues have remarked that she looks 15 years younger. In fact, People magazine has expressed interest in doing a story on this stunning "transformation."
Case 2: This patient had an"extreme makeover" which included a breast augmentation, tummy tuck and facelift. This is the facelift result which also included a necklift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower lid blepharplasty along with erbium laser resurfacing 3 months after her facelift. She retains a very natural look and looks 20 years younger. This is a 1 year follow up.
Case 3: This is a 52 year old woman who wanted to improve the signs of aging around her eyes and lower face. She underwent a brow lift, facelift and neck lift, lip augmentation, and upper and lower eyelid surgery in San Diego / Del Mar. Her results are spectacular and she looks 15 years younger. Notice she doesn't look like a different person, just a younger version of herself.
Case 4: This is a 63 year old female who lost weight and had a fair amount of sun damage and age related changes. She underwent a facelift, necklift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, and this is a six month followup. She looks natural and is very satisfied with her outcome.
Case 5: This is a 52 year old male who had seen six other plastic surgeons before deciding on having a facelift by me. He had an endoscopic browlift, upper and lower lids, and facelift, necklift. He is very happy with the outcome, the swelling took about 2 weeks to resolve.
Case 6: This 54 year old male requested and underwent a face lift (rhtyidectomy) to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and facial sagging. The right (after) photograph is a 6 month follow-up. He also underwent an otoplasty at the same time.
Case 7: This 54-year-old face lift San Diego / Del Mar patient wanted to look "fresher" and achieve better facial balance. He underwent a facelift, necklift, and lower lid blepharoplasty.
Case 8: This is a 54 year old patient who wanted to have a more youthful appearance but did not want to look like a different person. She underwent a facelift and necklift and had some tightening of the tendons of her lower eyelids where too much skin was removed by a previous surgeon. I also removed her buccal fat pads to give her a leaner look to her cheeks.
Case 9: This 57 year old wanted to look better for her son's wedding. It takes about 4-6 weeks to get a soft, natural appearance after a facelift and necklift. This is a 6 month follow up picture.
Case 10: This is a 52 year old patient who flew in from Utah for her surgery. She had a friend that had surgery by me and really liked her results. She underwent a facelift, necklift, upper and lower eyelid surgery along with an endoscopic browlift. This is a 3 month follow up. She is still a little puffy under her lower eyelids in this picture, but has reported to me that it is better now. I have also advised her to undergo a Fraxel Laser treatment to help with her acne scarring.
Case 11: This 37 yearold has premature aging of her eyes and flattened cheek bones. She underwent a mini facelift, eyelid surgery, and cheek augmentation.
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Case 13: This 57 year old patient from Israel wanted to have a fresher look to her face. She has a moderate amount of facial aging as well as sun damage to her skin. She underwent a facelift, necklift, endoscopic brow lift, and an upper lid blepharoplasty. This is a 4 month follow up. She looks very natural and has been started on a skin care program to decrease the sun damage to her skin.
At their state-of-the-art Del Mar cosmetic surgery facility, Drs. Batra and Camberos are pleased to offer an extensive array of leading-edge facial rejuvenation and beautification procedures. Over the years, they have treated numerous San Diego, Del Mar, Temecula and San Clemente facelift, eyelid surgery, otoplasty, brow lift and neck lift patients. They also specialize in nose surgery and are renowned throughout Southern California as foremost San Diego rhinoplasty experts.